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A few weeks ago, over a meal in a restaurant, an old friend of mine asked me what I thought of the ongoing row about anti-Semitism in the Labour party. Despite the fact that I’m Jewish and that the issue has been making headlines for more than two years, I realised I didn’t have much of an opinion. I never encountered any overt anti-Semitism growing up in Britain, haven’t been a victim of prejudice (as far as I’m aware) as an adult, and have simply never worried about the issue.

Many in the Jewish community feel the same way; there is a strong urge among British Jewry not to stick out, not to make a fuss, to be good British citizens. Others share this predilection for conformity, but have cast...

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